When comparing Invision vs Framer Studio, the Slant community recommends Framer Studio for most people. In the question“What are the best tools for prototyping mobile interactions/animations?”Framer Studio is ranked 1st while Invision is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Framer Studio is:

Framer uses coffeescript for defining animations. CoffeeScript has a low learning curve and as such it can be learned easily even by non-programmers.

Pros

Pro

Free plan

Invision offers a free plan to anyone that is limited to one project. While the free plan is a bit limited it does allow the user to trial the software for as long as they like to decide on its merits and whether it is worth paying for the more robust options.

Pro

Presents designs in a way that mimics an actual web browsing experience

Once uploaded on Invision, the screen will be presented in a way that will behave as an actual web page. This is especially easy for showing the work to clients, more so if compared to just showing them a .PDF, which may make it look like the page is "too crowded".

Pro

Supports gestures, transitions & animations for web, iOS & Android

Hotspot links can be created for every page, and once it's done, for each one of them gestures and transitions can be registered.

Pro

Real-time collaboration and VOIP chat

Live Share allows you to collaborate in real-time using an in-browser screen share. Each collaborator gets their own mouse, so you can easily point and see what someone is talking about. You can also sketch, and chat right inside the Live Share interface.

Invision's Live Share gives team members the ability to collaborate in real-time through a screen share inside their browser. Each collaborator has their cursor which they can use and edit or add notes in real-time. On top of that, Invision also has a VOIP chat which works inside the browser.

Pro

Design files are automatically synced and their version history tracked

Invision uses Invision Sync or Dropbox to automatically save design files on the cloud. Furthermore, it has version control built in. This is especially helpful if a team is going through different versions for a specific design and they want to return again and again to previous designs.

Pro

Great built-in feedback features

Invision allows clients, stakeholders or any team members to leave comments and feedback inside the design which will be displayed as a point on the page itself. These paints can be discussed or even be turned into tasks. This makes it easy for designers to go through what they need to work on, and once it's done, the task can be checked off.

Pro

CoffeeScript integration to define animations

Framer uses coffeescript for defining animations. CoffeeScript has a low learning curve and as such it can be learned easily even by non-programmers.

Pro

Multiple device support

Framer supports animation and interaction prototyping for multiple devices, ranging from desktop apps to web apps and mobile platforms. There are already 8 pre-installed devices to choose from, or developers can create their own setup quickly.

Pro

Photoshop & Sketch integration

Pro

Instant visual feedback

Framer Studio offers and instant preview of the animation that is currently being made.

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Cons

Con

Expensive for just a hosting platform

Invision is a tool for building click through prototypes and getting feedback on them, you need to design everything in another app and upload them, it isn't a design tool.

Con

While Invision acts as an all-in-one environment for design, it may become a nuisance

These times, teams are not using just a single app or tool for everything. It's not unheard of for teams to be using up to a dozen different tools for their work. Invision works as an all-in-one environment for product design and unfortunately it does not integrate with other tools. This may be a nuisance for teams that want to integrate different tools in their workflow.

Con

Coding required

Framer Studio uses CoffeeScript for prototyping the UI of an app. This can be a problem for designers who don't know CoffeeScript since they would be forced to learn a new programming language in order to use Framer.

Con

Mac only

Framer Studio is only supported for Mac. There is no version for Windows or Linux.

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